Nigeria, April 13 -- The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating procurement of arms by the nation's security forces has summoned the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali, to testify before it.

Mr Alkali is expected to appear before the panel on April 20.

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is also expected to appear before the panel the same day. Mr Emefiele had earlier been invited alongside the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, who eventually appeared on Monday.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operation), Sanusi Lemu, had represented Mr Alkali during the panel's sitting on Monday. It, however, asked the acting IGP to appear himself.

Mr Lemu said the IGP could not attend the hearing be...